Reuters: Israel must be ready for any Iranian attack -minister

[Eugene]

Israel must be ready for any Iranian attack -minister
Tue 22 Aug 2006 1:12 AM ET

JERUSALEM, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Israel should prepare for the possibility
of a missile attack from Iran, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday.

"We are liable to face an Iranian missile attack. The Iranians have said
very clearly that if they come under attack, their primary target would
be Israel," Rafi Eitan, a member of the decision-making inner cabinet,
told Israel Radio.

Iran could fire missiles at the Jewish state "therefore we must prepare
for what could come, and prepare the entire country for a missile strike
attack, to prepare all the civilian systems so they are ready for this,"
Eitan said.

The radio said Eitan, a former spymaster, meant that Israel should prepare
its bomb shelters to protect against a possible Iranian attack.

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Full article: http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=B60421

[Syrinx]

1. today's the day

August 22 is what we've been hearing about some radical move by Ahmadinajad (sp?).

But if Iran attacks Israel, they must have a much more advanced nuclear program than we know about it. Or the Iranian leadership wants to make their an entire nation a "martyr." :shrug:

[knowbody0]

3. I read differently:

that Iran is readying to respond to an attack on themselves with an assault on Israel.

[Syrinx]

4. fair enough

I don't necessarily disagree. I don't think much of anyone in this particular situation. Seems like every country has maniacs as leaders these days. Every country.

[FormerOstrich]

2. Does this guy know something I don't know...

The Iranians have said very clearly that if they come under attack, their primary target would
be Israel," Rafi Eitan, a member of the decision-making inner cabinet,
told Israel Radio.

Did someone attack Iran? Is an attack on Iran imminent? Or is he suggesting Iran will do a pre-emptive attack? I certainly wish everybody would quit wanting to attack everybody else.

[FlavaKreemSnak]

5. OK I just found out about the Apocalypse reading things on here

Did Iran announce it or who? All I have heard is that it is supposed to happen today but who is in charge of it?

[acmavm]

6. Gee, maybe Iran is just saying that if the US or Israel attack their

country, like they've been threatening to do for ages now, they will fight back.

Sometimes a duck is just a duck folks.

[Warren Stupidity]

7. More war mongering. What else is new?